United States of America v. Jeremy Edward Johnson

Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.



On December 11, 2020, Joshua Kiernan died of an overdose on a combination of heroin and fentanyl. At the scene of the overdose, law enforcement recovered a syringe and two loose empty plastic bags that they suspected had contained drugs. One of the loose bags bore a "Rite-Aid” stamp, and the other was unstamped. Law enforcement also found Kiernan's drug kit, which contained banded bundles of small bags containing suspected drugs (some bearing the Rite-Aid stamp and others that were unstamped), and several empty bags (some stamped Rite-Aid and some unstamped).

Defendant is sentenced to a term of 300 months on each of COUNTS 1 and 2, to run concurrently. Defendant shall pay a special assessment of $200 which is due immediately. Defendant found not to have the ability to pay a fine. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of 3 years on each of COUNTS 1 and 2, to run concurrently.